However, at the outbreak of the war, Sivas were some of the first vessels deployed in combat. Until the Four Years War, the Siva class did not see any combat action. In these squadrons, they were to attack an enemy vessel while it was engaged in combat with a larger friendly vessel. The ships were designed to work together in groups of three.
The Siva was assigned to Military Operations as a light missile destroyer to be used offensively with fleet support. A controversial military design due to its accelerator cannon arrangement, the Siva was unique in that it possessed only one laser cannon mounted aft purely for defensive purposes. First commissioned in 2243, it mounted the M-1 computer, FWB-1 warp engine, FIC-1 impulse engine and FSA shield generator. The Siva class destroyer mounted the best in Federation technology for its size at the time it was built. Siva (William Howe) by VintageStarships on Sketchfab
